Core Insights - In April, China's total production of power and other batteries reached 118.2 GWh, a slight decrease of 0.03% month-on-month but a significant increase of 49.0% year-on-year [1] - Cumulatively, from January to April, the total production of power and other batteries was 444.6 GWh, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 67.1% [1] Sales Performance - In April, the total sales of power and other batteries were 118.1 GWh, marking a month-on-month increase of 2.3% and a year-on-year increase of 73.5% [2] - Power battery sales accounted for 86.6 GWh, representing 73.4% of total sales, with a month-on-month decrease of 1.0% and a year-on-year increase of 72.8% [2] - Cumulatively, from January to April, total sales reached 403.9 GWh, with a year-on-year growth of 73.7% [2] Export Data - In April, total exports of power and other batteries were 22.3 GWh, a month-on-month decrease of 2.9% but a year-on-year increase of 64.2% [2] - Cumulatively, from January to April, total exports reached 83.9 GWh, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 83.2% [3] Installation Volume - In April, the installation volume of power batteries was 54.1 GWh, showing a month-on-month decrease of 4.3% but a year-on-year increase of 52.8% [4] - Cumulatively, from January to April, the total installation volume was 184.3 GWh, with a year-on-year growth of 52.8% [4]

Group 1 - The Shanghai Export Container Freight Index reported a rise of 4.24 points to 1345.17 as of May 9, while the China Export Container Freight Index decreased by 1.3% to 1106.38 [1] - Mysteel's survey indicated that the operating rate of blast furnaces in 247 steel mills reached 84.62%, an increase of 0.29 percentage points week-on-week and up 3.12 percentage points year-on-year [1] - The average daily pig iron output was 2.4564 million tons, showing a week-on-week increase of 0.022 million tons [1] Group 2 - The General Administration of Customs and six other departments announced adjustments to management measures for customs special supervision zones, effective June 10, 2025 [2] - ITS reported that Malaysia's palm oil exports from May 1 to 10 totaled 293,991 tons, a decrease of 9% compared to the same period last month [2] - The China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association urged major nitrogen fertilizer companies to reduce urea factory prices within three days to not exceed levels prior to May 6 [2]